Source: Yamaha Racing.

The MotoGP race at the Tissot Australian Grand Prix saw Valentino Rossi take his second win of 2014, with Jorge Lorenzo and Bradley Smith also on the podium. Marc Marquez crashed out of an incident packed race whilst leading and Dani Pedrosa was forced to retire after being clipped by Andrea Iannone.

Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) started from eighth on the grid in his 250th appearance in the premier class and was there to take advantage as Marquez crashed out of the race lead with 10 laps to go.

It is Rossi’s 108th career win and his 82nd in the top class of Grand Prix racing. The result is also the first all Yamaha podium since Le Mans 2008.

His teammate Lorenzo took second place even though his pace faded towards the end, with Cal Crutchlow crashing out ahead of him when in second on the last lap. Monster Yamaha Tech3’s Smith got his first MotoGP podium as nine riders either crashed or failed to finish, many of them frontrunners in the race.

Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) crossed the line fourth, with Hector Barbera (Avintia Racing) as high as fifth. In his 200th Grand Prix race Alvaro Bautista (GO&FUN Honda Gresini) was sixth and his teammate Scott Redding seventh.

Hiroshi Aoyama (Drive M7 Aspar), Alex de Angelis (NGM Forward Racing) and Nicky Hayden (Drive M7 Aspar) completed the top 10.

With the pressure off and the MotoGP title retained last weekend in Japan, Marquez had fired away at the front looking for a 12th win of the year and attempting to equal Mick Doohan’s record from 1997 for most premier-class GP wins in a single season. But Marquez’s race ended as he lost the front end coming out of Lukey Heights when he led by four seconds.

Karel Abraham (Cardion AB Motoracing) was an early faller. Also early on Iannone (Pramac Racing) came into contact with the rear of Pedrosa’s bike, ending his race. The contact resulted in Pedrosa entering the pits due to bike damage.

Stefan Bradl Stefan Bradl (LCR Honda MotoGP) clashed with the rear of Aleix Espargaro’s bike, causing the German to fall unhurt. Espargaro (NGM Forward Racing) was forced to stop off several corners later due to the damage to his bike. Broc Parks (Paul Bird Motorsport) entered the pits and retired at mid race distance.

Late on Pol Espargaro (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) lost the front at turn four while rapidly gaining on Lorenzo, attempting to claim his first MotoGP podium. With just half a lap to go Crutchlow (Ducati Team) fell from an almost guaranteed second place.

Australia’s Broc Parkes exited the race in its mid-stages, the PBM rider struggling through much of the weekend following a mega 240km/h crash during the free practices in his maiden home premier class appearance.

2014 MotoGP World Championship
Round 16 – Phillip Island, Australia

MotoGP race results:
1. Valentino ROSSI
2. Jorge LORENZO +10.836s
3. Bradley SMITH +12.294s
4. Andrea DOVIZIOSO +14.893s
5. Hector BARBERA +30.089s
6. Alvaro BAUTISTA +30.154s
7. Scott REDDING +30.158s
8. Hiroshi AOYAMA +33.166s
9. Alex DE ANGELIS +33.577s
10. Nicky HAYDEN +34.144s
11. Yonny HERNANDEZ +39.468s
12. Danilo PETRUCCI +56.684s
13. Michael LAVERTY +1m12.813s
14. Mike DI MEGLIO +1m28.050s

MotoGP championship standings:
1. Marc MARQUEZ 312
2. Valentino ROSSI 255
3. Jorge LORENZO 247
4. Dani PEDROSA 230
5. Andrea DOVIZIOSO 166
6. Aleix ESPARGARO 117
7. Pol ESPARGARO 116
8. Bradley SMITH 108
9. Andrea IANNONE 102
10. Stefan BRADL 96
11. Alvaro BAUTISTA 89
12. Scott REDDING 69
13. Cal CRUTCHLOW 63
14. Hiroshi AOYAMA 62
15. Nicky HAYDEN 44
16. Yonny HERNANDEZ 44
17. Karel ABRAHAM 33
18. Hector BARBERA 14
19. Alex DE ANGELIS 14
20. Danilo PETRUCCI 13
23. Broc PARKES (AUS) 7

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